235 sats \ 4 replies \ @orthwyrm 29 Sep 2023 \ parent \ on: Coinbase CEO slams JPMorgan for banning crypto payments in UK bitcoin
Yeah, same country that:
  • Enables scam artist CSW and bans bitcoin.org from distributing Bitcoin Core
  • Bans Bitcoin ATMs
  • Enforces capital gains taxes above a paltry £6k (soon to be £3k)
But I'm sure all they need to do is regulate even harder.
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184 sats \ 2 replies \ @SimpleStacker 29 Sep 2023
Also the country where you can get prosecuted for thought crime
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184 sats \ 0 replies \ @chairman_pretense 29 Sep 2023
And where peaceful protest has been effectively criminalized.
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33 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 29 Sep 2023
And speaking. Libel laws are terrifying. Only getting worse I fear with the new Online Safety Bill
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156 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 29 Sep 2023
But overlooks widespread fraud in government depts and the City…
The UK does seem to combine the worst of Europe with the worst of the US.
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